A king floats on the sea, holding his wife and children, an old servant, and his secretary.
They were supposed to seek refuge in Frank.
But when the waves come, they don’t care who you are,
They separated from the rest of the fleeing fleet, and the main ship headed north.
There was an internal fight on the ship during the journey, and both the loyal servants and the rebels died.
The clerk hugged the stack of "Kings of Britain" tightly on his body.
The old servant used his weak hands to wave away the water in the boat.
The princess and her son were frightened into indifference.
King Æthelred, on the other hand, was ready to give up and enter the sea to become food for the fish.
As a "noble man", the king never thought that this day would come.
He succeeded to the throne during the civil war and fought bravely, but since his health became weak, he has become less and less courageous.
As he stepped onto the deck, the clerk suddenly dropped the book and pulled him back.
And the sea breeze blew these paper drafts into the sea.
"This is a draft that is more precious than your life."
"Your Majesty, as long as you live, my book can write more. Don't give up."
The clerk looked at the king, the weak princess and the prince, but still felt soft and saved the king, not wanting his sweetheart to lose her husband.
They waited another day, a cold and hungry day.
I don’t know where the broken sail will take people?
Once a person is weak and hungry, various negative situations will occur.
The old servant was the first to leave, and fell on the deck with his eyes wide open.
I wonder what you were thinking about before you died?
Then came the king. His already seriously ill body was hit mentally and soon he was dying. He leaned quietly against the stalk, taking in less and less air and outgoing more and more air.
The little prince was also dying. He was so hungry that he was already dehydrated.
Only the secretary and the princess were still conscious.
"hug me."
"His Majesty!"
"Don't call me your majesty. People who should be called your majesty run away like dogs. But for me, you left Frank, gave up your own manor, and devoted yourself to being a small nobleman writing decrees for so many years... The last time the Vikings When someone called me, he left me on the boat with only my child. It was you who brought the people to help me rescue him..."
The princess had no energy to speak and could only express her hatred for the comatose king with her eyes.
She is Frank's marriage tool to Wessex.
A marriage without love, only the shackles of responsibility,
If the responsibility is gone, then this marriage is an ugly connection.
The Vikings attacked twice, and he was abandoned by the king twice.
Is such a man still considered a husband?
The secretary was touched by these words. He stepped forward nervously, wanting to hug the princess at the last moment of his life.
Let's die together.
There is no one else in their eyes at this moment.
But the princess's eyes suddenly stopped, and she raised her fingers vigorously, and the secretary took a look.
Black spots appear in the sea fog in the distance...
Half a day later, they were rescued because there was a box of documents and jewelry on the ship that could prove the king's identity.
They were swept up by wind and waves from the northwest Frankish Sea to the southern island of Ireland.
Eventually it fell into the sea area off Münster.
Although the king visited Münster one year and had some contacts, he never thought of escaping here to seek asylum.
Because Ireland is also in chaos and Munster is too weak, there is a risk of being wiped out by the Vikings at any time.
The clerk was the first to wake up, followed by the princess and then the king.
And their children...have been called by the Lord!
If a person escapes death, his temperament will often change drastically.
Æthelred's body is already weak, and the existence of this legitimate child can strengthen the power of his cronies and give them someone to rely on.
Therefore, when the situation was dangerous before, he abandoned his wife to save the heir.
Now that his son is dead, who will follow a monarch who is going to die at any moment and abandon his kingdom?
After resting for a while in the Kingdom of Munster, news of Alfred's fierce battle with the Danish leader Guthrum also reached the island.
After the two Viking kings were captured, the Viking power underwent great changes!
Denmark's original clan leaders did not get along well with the emerging members of Halfdan's camp.
In Ireland, Yinvar annexed the members of Uba and planned to unify the island.
After Scotland made peace with Northumbria and Galloway, it turned to reclaiming the outer islands occupied by the Vikings.
Hestein's old song began to miss the richer south,
Even the New Moon Heresy of Imbilia has a lot of gold.
Rather than a group of poor Ansa Lao who want to fight to the end.
Some of the nobles summoned from Finland have earned enough. They come from poor backgrounds and have small horizons.
The wealth in Wessex is enough for them to achieve short-term financial freedom, freedom to drink, and freedom to have fun.
They didn't want to drag it out any longer and end up dying in a remote and lonely foreign country for no reason.
There are also some more ambitious Swedish and Finnish tribes. This expedition captured many craftsmen. They want to take people back to develop their clans and then open up new territories to the east.
Their goal was to go south along the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, to the temperate steppes and join the people there.
Starting decades ago, Ragnar led the Viking pirates to conquer Western Europe.
But there was also a group of Vikings that developed in a different way.
They are unwilling to seek the unknown, but place their hope in the known world of wealth.
They wanted to open a golden road from the north to the Arab world and Constantine.
First, they crossed the Baltic Sea, starting from southern Finland, and established trading strongholds along various ports.
They want to make money, which is a little different from the behavior of Ragnar's group of "everyone wants money, but white women vote for reasons".
Therefore, the East Slavs on the mainland called these Vikings Varangians (merchants) or Rus (rowers).
When the Viking dragon ships sailed in the land of Charlemagne, the land of the Seven Kingdoms of Unsa, it was death and tribute.
But here, it's wealth, goods, women, hope.
Of course, there is embellishment in this. No one would mind having too much money. They also make guest appearances as robbers.
They even brought slaves to King's Castle for trading.
The exploration of any new world, described in the language of scholars and poets, is wonderful and full of adventure.
From the perspective of the person involved, it is difficult and violent and dangerous.
This Viking force created a new situation.
Beginning in the year 862 AD, a brave chief of the Varangians led a group of soldiers.
A castle called Ladoga was built on the shores of Lake Ladoga near the city of Novgod.
This man's name is "Rurik."
The leader here has the title of "Prince".
...
"Rurik?"
Oran's last meal before leaving for the expedition was shared with Halfdan.
It was rare to have a Viking king as a guest, so Olan directly regarded Halfdan as "Viking Encyclopedia".
I often ask him about Viking traditions and culture.
Halfdan kept secret about the power of Denmark, but the Viking clan in the distance had nothing to do with him. He was willing to introduce it to Oran, and even helped Oran.
Speaking of Eastern Europe, many prosperous Viking towns have been built now. Let’s see if this bastard will bring the Crusaders there one day?
"Uncle Ben has heard a little bit before, but I remember that the Viking Duke over there was driven away by the native Slavs?"
"There was empty land over there, no order, and Rurik went back to bring order to them."
Olan didn't believe this, so the Viking boss put gold in his face.
Because their native tribes could not control the chaos, the Slavs invited outsiders to watch and let outsiders ride on their heads and beat them with whips.
He believes that there are only two possibilities,
One is that Rurik led people to kill them and used violence to establish order.
Second, the local Slavs were fighting among themselves and asked these Viking mercenaries for help. As a result, they turned against the guests.
But no matter what, Olan still remembers this name first.
The rise of "Rurik" in Eastern Europe,
In the Mediterranean castle, a traitor named "Basil" also rose.
How long do you have to wait?
